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‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans (www.theguardian.com)

Anti-war candidate barred from Russia’s presidential election (www.theguardian.com)

Yekaterina Duntsova wanted to end the conflict in Ukraine, but her candidacy was rejected over alleged flaws in her application...

Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)

Nearly 40% of conventional baby food contains toxic pesticides, US study finds (www.theguardian.com)

Illinois governor ‘deeply concerned’ by Trump rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi era (www.theguardian.com)

China’s carbon emissions set for structural decline from next year | Energy industry | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’ (www.theguardian.com)

Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’::Shereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry

Twitter takeover: how a year of Elon Musk rendered the platform useless | Pranav Dixit (www.theguardian.com)

Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food (www.theguardian.com)

The rise in nuisance influencers comes as tourism numbers in Japan near their pre-pandemic levels

Israeli settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)

X fined $610,500 in Australia first for failing to crack down on child sexual abuse material (www.theguardian.com)

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has become the first online platform to be issued with a $610,500 fine under Australia’s Online Safety Act for its failure to meet basic online safety expectations....

Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 (www.theguardian.com)

People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office (www.theguardian.com)

People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office::Study in US shows one day a week of remote working cuts emissions by just 2% but two or four days lowers them by up to 29%

US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men’s network (www.theguardian.com)

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Portugal’s bid to attract foreign money backfires as rental market goes ‘crazy’ (www.theguardian.com)

Fukushima fish with 180 times legal limit of radioactive cesium fuels water release fears (www.theguardian.com)

July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and startup form body to regulate AI development (www.theguardian.com)

a body has been formed to regulate ai development

Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ (www.theguardian.com)

Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.

French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? (www.theguardian.com)

‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS (www.theguardian.com)

‘Rigged’: Trump attacks judge and courts in first post-conviction rally (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-president in Arizona warns appeal courts to ‘step up and straighten things out’ and insists he committed no crimes...

Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts (www.theguardian.com)

Efforts by Israel’s intelligence agencies to undermine and influence the international criminal court (ICC) could amount to “offences against the administration of justice” and should be investigated by its chief prosecutor, legal experts have said....